Information resources used in antimicrobial prescribing.
J Am Med Inform Assoc
; 11(4): 281-4, 2004.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-15064289
ABSTRACT
To describe resources clinicians use when they prescribe antimicrobials, the authors surveyed prescribers by telephone within hours (median 2.9) after they ordered one or more antimicrobials for a patient. Among 157 prescribers, 87 (55%) used one or more external resources to aid in decisions about their order. The other 70 (45%) used only their own knowledge and experience. Fifty-nine (38%) consulted another person. Fifty-four (34%) used a print, computer, or Internet resource. In multivariate analysis, use of an external resource was associated with the clinician being on the medical service (odds ratio [OR] 2.99, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.41-6.3) or being an intern (OR 13.65, 95% CI 1.44-128). Eighty percent of providers said information about antimicrobial prescribing at the point of electronic order entry would be helpful. It was concluded that decision support at the point of electronic order entry is likely to be used and might improve antimicrobial prescribing.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Drug Prescriptions
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Medical Records Systems, Computerized
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Decision Making
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Information Services
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
America do norte
Language:
En
Journal:
J Am Med Inform Assoc
Journal subject:
INFORMATICA MEDICA
Year:
2004
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States